2024 kicked off with a flurry of buyers returning to market and a rebound in sales market activity. But sellers will still need to be realistic on pricing, warns our Executive Director of Research, Richard Donnell.
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If you’re planning to buy or sell a home in 2024, what should you do? Our Executive Director of Research, Richard Donnell, shares his UK house prices forecast.
The first full week back after the new year has seen buyer interest jump out of the blocks faster than last year as mortgage rates drop. Get the latest with Richard Donnell.
Buyers and sellers are becoming more aligned on pricing, reducing the downward pressure on house prices and falls are starting to moderate.
There are signs that the UK rental market will turn in 2024. Rents are reaching the maximum affordable price and rental demand is starting to slow.
In 2023 one million homes were sold, as mortgage rates soared to over 6% and house prices fell 1.2%. Let’s take a look at the year that was.
Hold onto your (beach) hat because we’ve got news. That slower life by the sea might not be out of your budget after all. Welcome to the most affordable coastal towns to buy a home in England.
Sellers are accepting average discounts of £18,000, or 5.5% from their asking prices in November 2023. Get the latest from our House Price Index.
We’ve analysed house prices and local salaries in more than 1,000 towns. And the results are in: here are the most affordable places to buy a home in Britain.
